Drugs start from a young age. The reasons why people drug abuse because of their parents or because of other people (peer pressure). Drug abuse is a huge deal for teenagers. Drugs can hold back a kid with education and athletics.
Drug abuse is very hard to stop because you don't know where the people are getting their drugs from. Also, the 10 ammendmants give the drug abusers more protection. Taking drugs not only puts the abuser in bad situations but also everyone else that the abuser come intact with. Anyone that does drugs and gets behind a vehicle can endanger anyone.
Teachers should teach students more about the effects of drug use. For instance, they should have a class just made for drug education. People should learn about drugs and how they affect their lives. Teachers should bring in actual people who are drug addicts and have them tell students how they drug abuse and use had changed their lives.The past drug addict should also explain what students should be aware of and what they should do to prevent drugs.
Our root cause:
Is that people feel pressured to use drugs when they have too much free time.
Our goal:
Is to find attractive after school program for Malden youths.
• Depression
• Abusive Relationships (i.e. parents, partners, etc.)
• Stress
• Peer pressure
• Lack of supervision
• Bullying
• Being less developed or having no education
• School
• Insecurities
• Kids seeing older people using drugs
• Kids take drugs because they want to change something in their lives
• Some people do it to try to seem grown up
• Some kids want to rebel against authority
• To experiment
• To forget their problems
• To blur their memories
Sources
1. medicinenet.com
2. livestrong.com
3. rightdiagnosis.com
- The most commonly used drugs are alcohol, coffee, nicotine and various medications. - Less commonly used drugs are illegal drugs such as marijuana, heroin, ecstasy, and amphetamines. - Drugs affect the central nervous system and they act on the brain and can change the way a person thinks, feels or behaves.
There are 3 main types of drugs affecting the central nervous system. - depressants, -stimulants, -hallucinogens. There are other factors that go into how drugs affect people . . . . .
- friends/ family don't want to be around you - some drugs such as cocaine can cause you to die off overdose. -they can cause mental health problems.
-using illegal drugs such as heroin, marijuana, cocaine, upon america and its citizens every year can cause accidents, crimes, domestic violence, illness, and loss of opportunities. - ,Its unhealthy, unproductive behavior -costs our society $110 billion every year- Can cause humans lives, deaths and diseases such as addiction. Their are consequences for the possesion of illegal drugs and drug abuse. . . - you can be put to jail for a long period of time - jail time for the possession of drugs is aproximatly 1 to 3 years, depending on what you are charged for.
Available after school programs and successful drug intervention programs:
-Existing Programs in Malden, MA Substance Abuse Treatment Drug Detox Center Alcoholic Rehab
SOURCE: local.soberrecovery.com
-What are drug rehabs doing right? Keeping people away from drugs Most drug rehabs have very nice settings, they are a very clean place, they have sports and relaxing activities They offer treatment that break through the denial of drug addiction They offer classes to teach the patients about the dangers of drugs They have models (people that got rid of drug abuse)to show people what drugs can do to you They offer great and serious counseling They use many detox techniques
SOURCE: alcoholism.about.com
-What are afterschool programs doing right? Most programs for teens that need help offer great counseling Have flexible schedule so that teens could stay there for a great amount of time Like drug rehabs they offer a lot of entertainment options
Drug Abuse:
Drugs start from a young age. The reasons why people drug abuse because of their parents or because of other people (peer pressure). Drug abuse is a huge deal for teenagers. Drugs can hold back a kid with education and athletics.Drug abuse is very hard to stop because you don't know where the people are getting their drugs from. Also, the 10 ammendmants give the drug abusers more protection. Taking drugs not only puts the abuser in bad situations but also everyone else that the abuser come intact with. Anyone that does drugs and gets behind a vehicle can endanger anyone.
Teachers should teach students more about the effects of drug use. For instance, they should have a class just made for drug education. People should learn about drugs and how they affect their lives. Teachers should bring in actual people who are drug addicts and have them tell students how they drug abuse and use had changed their lives.The past drug addict should also explain what students should be aware of and what they should do to prevent drugs.
Our root cause:
Is that people feel pressured to use drugs when they have too much free time.
Our goal:
Is to find attractive after school program for Malden youths.
What we are doing to achieve our goal:
Surveying MHS students:
This is link to the Surveyhttps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5WSTCW2
Consequences of drug abuse:
• Depression• Abusive Relationships (i.e. parents, partners, etc.)
• Stress
• Peer pressure
• Lack of supervision
• Bullying
• Being less developed or having no education
• School
• Insecurities
• Kids seeing older people using drugs
• Kids take drugs because they want to change something in their lives
• Some people do it to try to seem grown up
• Some kids want to rebel against authority
• To experiment
• To forget their problems
• To blur their memories
Sources
1. medicinenet.com
2. livestrong.com
3. rightdiagnosis.com
Drug and their affects article.
http://health.ninemsn.com.au/family/familyhealth/689830/drugs-and-their-effects
- The most commonly used drugs are alcohol, coffee, nicotine and various medications.
- Less commonly used drugs are illegal drugs such as marijuana, heroin, ecstasy, and amphetamines.
- Drugs affect the central nervous system and they act on the brain and can change the way a person thinks, feels or behaves.
There are 3 main types of drugs affecting the central nervous system.
- depressants,
-stimulants,
-hallucinogens.
There are other factors that go into how drugs affect people . . . . .
- friends/ family don't want to be around you
- some drugs such as cocaine can cause you to die off overdose.
-they can cause mental health problems.
Source 2:
11. Americas Drug use Profile Consequences of Illegal Drug Use
https://www.ncjrs.gov/ondcppubs/publications/policy/99ndcs/ii-b.htm
-using illegal drugs such as heroin, marijuana, cocaine, upon america and its citizens every year can cause accidents, crimes, domestic violence, illness, and loss of opportunities.
- ,Its unhealthy, unproductive behavior
-costs our society $110 billion every year- Can cause humans lives, deaths and diseases such as addiction.
Their are consequences for the possesion of illegal drugs and drug abuse. . .
- you can be put to jail for a long period of time
- jail time for the possession of drugs is aproximatly 1 to 3 years, depending on what you are charged for.
Available after school programs and successful drug intervention programs:
-Existing Programs in Malden, MA
Substance Abuse Treatment
Drug Detox Center
Alcoholic Rehab
SOURCE: local.soberrecovery.com
-What are drug rehabs doing right?
Keeping people away from drugs
Most drug rehabs have very nice settings, they are a very clean place, they have sports and relaxing activities
They offer treatment that break through the denial of drug addiction
They offer classes to teach the patients about the dangers of drugs
They have models (people that got rid of drug abuse)to show people what drugs can do to you
They offer great and serious counseling
They use many detox techniques
SOURCE: alcoholism.about.com
-What are afterschool programs doing right?
Most programs for teens that need help offer great counseling
Have flexible schedule so that teens could stay there for a great amount of time
Like drug rehabs they offer a lot of entertainment options